Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 23, 2018 | referred to aging delivered to senate passed assembly |
Apr 19, 2018 | advanced to third reading cal.733 |
Apr 17, 2018 | reported |
Feb 28, 2018 | reported referred to ways and means |
Jan 03, 2018 | referred to aging |
Jan 09, 2017 | referred to aging |
Archive: Last Bill Status - Passed Assembly
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- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Michael G. Miller
William Colton
Steven Otis
Rebecca Seawright
Multi-Sponsors
Edward Braunstein
Steven Englebright
Dov Hikind
Earlene Hooper
A633 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S3585
- Current Committee:
- Senate Aging
- Law Section:
- Elder Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §224, Eld L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010: A1962
2011-2012: A2154
2013-2014: A363
2015-2016: A422, S7739
2019-2020: A2326, S3291, S7839
2021-2022: S3678
2023-2024: S1491
A633 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 633 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 9, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, M. G. MILLER, COLTON, OTIS, SEAWRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. HOOPER, LOPEZ, PERRY, SEPULVEDA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Aging AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to creating and distributing a drug guide for senior consumers THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The elder law is amended by adding a new section 224 to read as follows: § 224. SENIOR DRUG GUIDE. THE DIRECTOR, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY, AND AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, SHALL, WITHIN AMOUNTS MADE AVAILABLE BY APPROPRIATION THEREFOR, PREPARE AND PUBLISH A GUIDE EXPLAINING THE PURPOSE, FUNCTION, AND COMMON DRUG INTERACTIONS OF DRUGS COMMONLY USED BY PERSONS OVER THE AGE OF SIXTY- TWO. THE GUIDE SHALL ALSO INCLUDE THE EFFECTS OF COMBINING SUCH MEDICA- TIONS WITH ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION. PROMINENTLY WRITTEN IN AT LEAST FOUR- TEEN POINT TYPE ON THE FIRST PAGE OF THE GUIDE SHALL BE THE FOLLOWING CAUTION: "DO NOT BEGIN TAKING, STOP TAKING, OR ALTER YOUR DOSAGE OF ANY MEDICATIONS WITHOUT CONSULTING YOUR DOCTOR OR OTHER HEALTHCARE PRACTI- TIONER." THE DIRECTOR SHALL TAKE SUCH ACTIONS AS SHALL BE NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE TO MAKE SUCH GUIDE AVAILABLE ON THEIR WEBSITE AND WITHOUT CHARGE THROUGH DESIGNATED AGENCIES, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED FOURTEEN OF THIS TITLE, AND IN THE SIX MOST COMMON LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH. REQUESTS FOR MORE THAN TEN COPIES SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A REASONABLE CHARGE TO COVER THE COST OF REPRODUCTION AND HANDLING. THIS GUIDE SHALL BE UPDATED AS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN ACCURACY AND RELEVANCY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN. § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of September next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00350-01-7